2017 Lyon County Calendar
| January | |||
| 2 | NEW YEARS-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8th-11th | AFBF Convention, Pheonix, AZ | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 21 | Young Farmer Leadership Conference, Covington, KY | ||
| 24 | Murray Soybean Promotion Day, Murray, KY | ||
| 25 | Ag Expo, Owensboro, KY | ||
| February | |||
| 7 | KY General Assembly Resumes Session | ||
| 14 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15 | President's & VP's Conference, Louisville, KY | ||
| 15th-18th | National Farm Machinery Show, Louisville, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 25th-1st | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| 28 | Scholarship Deadline (State & County) | ||
| March | |||
| 1 | Congressional Tour, Washington, DC | ||
| Food Check-Out Day | |||
| 10th-11th | Women's Conference | ||
| 13th-16th | Young Farmer Marketing Tour, St. Louis, MO | ||
| 16 | Certified Roadside Market Educational Meeting, BG, KY | ||
| 16 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20th-24th | Ag Literacy Week | ||
| April | |||
| 13 | GOOD FRIDAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| May | |||
| 18 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 29 | MEMORIAL DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| June | |||
| 11th-15th | Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders, Murray, KY | ||
| 15 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| Various | Regional Teacher Workshop | ||
| 23 | Deadline for Communications Award Submission | ||
| July | |||
| 4 | 4TH OF JULY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| District Policy Development Meeting | |||
| 14th-15th | Young Farmer Summer Outing | ||
| 20 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 27 | UK Corn, Soybean, Tobacco Field Day, Princeton, KY | ||
| August | |||
| 4 | Application Submitted for Public Relations Award | ||
| 17 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 24 | Farm Bureau Day, State Fair, Louisville, KY | ||
| 25 | Deadline for Public Relations Award | ||
| September | |||
| 4 | LABORY DAY-OFFICE CLOSED | ||
| 8 | Deadline for Information Award | ||
| 16 | 5:00 PM | County Safety Day @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 16 | 6:00 PM | County Annual Meeting @ Lyon Convention Center | |
| 28th-29th | Bluegrass and Backroads Tour, Bowling Green, KY | ||
| October | |||
| 6 | Deadline for Safety Challenge | ||
| 15 | County Resolutions DUE to state office | ||
| 19 | 7:30 AM | County Meeting @ FB Office | |
| 20 | Deadline for Women's Education & Mini Grant | ||
| District Outstanding Youth Contest | |||
| 31 | Deadline for Distinguished Service Award |
KFB Spotlight
- Caleb and Leanne Ragland of LaRue County Named Kentucky Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farm Family
- November 25, 2020
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Caleb and Leanne Ragland of LaRue County have been named Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) “2020 Outstanding Young Farm Family”. This annual award recognizes a couple or individual under the age of 35 that demonstrates strong farm management skills, KFB and community involvement, and consistent financial growth through their farm.
- Ginny Lyle and Brady Lawson Win Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth Contest
- November 23, 2020
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Ginny Lyle of Franklin County and Brady Lawson of Morgan County were awarded top honors in the Kentucky Farm Bureau 2020 Outstanding Farm Bureau Youth contest.
- Farm Bureau Survey | Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Down 4%
- November 19, 2020
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Thanksgiving celebrations will look different for many Americans this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatherings are likely to be fewer and farther between, with social distancing and perhaps even remote family get-togethers. One tradition that continues this year is the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual cost survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table.